ABSTRACT:
Stock markets across the globe have been the subject of mergerdiscussions following pressure to cut costs and become morecompetitive. Cross-border mergers trigger a series of differentissues to be analyzed. From a transactional point of view, someof these aspects include the synergies that a merger creates,the complexities in achieving an optimal financial structure,protection of minority shareholders, etc. From a regulatorystandpoint, there is an array of issues that should also beconsidered. This article provides an overview of competitionissues affecting financial entities—because if there isa breach of competition laws the whole merger might not takeplace. This will be the pillar of our analysis in this paper.